As title says, Why there isnt any Warrior in tourment?
this means warrior need some love from devs?
no, simply because tournaments (in hearth of the mists) are only for condition builds or tanky builds… no more… since a guardian bunker is better than a warrior bunker there are only few skull crack builds and… condition builds of course… and since warriors don’t get a really good contition build: skull crack or nothing, this is hearth of the mists! enjoy.
No, it’s because Defektive won’t let us use our own builds when we’re about to start a match against the ranger SOAC tourny team and forces us to use greatsword when we hate the weapon and/or have never used it aside from unlocking skills in PvE.
I’m going to say this one more time since it happened a long time ago.
It was a duo-coach. Myself and KPop.
I was 10 minutes late to the match even starting because of work.
KPop didn’t even show until after the first match.
Every other team was running builds their coach gave them.
If you didn’t know how to use a Greatsword if I asked you to play greatsword, then you should have made it known so that we could have redid your build.
That being said, if you simply unlocked your skills in PvE and never touched it in PvP, I’m unsure as to why you wanted to play in the Warrior PVP team considering that sounds like you’ve had minimal time with the class at all – let alone in PvP.
Those tournaments aren’t for something to come in and say ’I want to play my own build!" – This is a team game. Each player has to fit a team role. On that note, we let one guy do his own thing as a Condi Sword/Sword LB build and we all know how well that turned out.
As for the PAX Tourny, yes I competed. Overall, myself on a Warrior did rather well – a lot of people sent compliments as well as saying they could definitely see Warriors in higher level play.
We did have an issue with our thief getting trained but our team did the best we could for peeling – but that’s difficult against a good S/D thief.
We won our opening fights (which are arguably the hardest to do) but had a difficult time regrouping after a teamfight loss.
Just poking fun, no harm done
It’s not that I’d never used it, I just made a small hyperbole. I generally dispise the attitudes of the majority of warriors who use the greatsword, and it translates into my disdain for the weapon itself, but I used it anyway because I realize and respect the fact that you were creating team specs rather than individual. I can’t really complain, the majority of the time I was standing above our points providing damage support with the longbow – my assigned role.
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As a strict condition build, it’s pretty good. But why the sole focus on apothecary armor? You can divvy up all that stacked healing into power and precision by mixing rabid, rampager and carrion armor. That way you’re not entirely relying on your conditions.
Also, you’re really hoping they just sit inside your fire circle while you apply more damage. My time with the longbow taught me that people know how to run the hell away real, real fast.
Other issue I see is condition removal. You have one reliable utility and the elite signet every fifty seconds. Since you’re using bursts so often I figured you’d choose Cleansing Ire over March.
For comparison I’ll post the condition regen build I tweaked over the last couple months. Similar in principle, just a different approach
The great thing is that they don’t have to stand in my fire field. Stronger Bowstrings has a “bug” (or feature, depending on how you look at it) that causes Dual Shot to be a 100% projectile finisher. I’m able to throw it at my feet and fire away, applying double the duration of burning they’d normally be stacking, and it’s pretty nasty when you use Pin Down as a fire projectile. It’s a bit of a wonky build, I know, but the healing power combined with 20% uptime of regen and Adrenal Health make for a massive amount of health regen which means that it’s a kitten tanky build just on that alone. When you add in the 20% uptime of stability, aegis, protection, retaliation, and vigor on top of the regen, as well as 100% uptime of swiftness, fury and 6-12 stacks of might, you get this really odd but highly effective tank build. Being able to pop stability and aegis before a stomp without sacrificing a utility is amazing. The one issue with the build is that you’re reducing your versatility by changing any of the utilities, so you generally leave the alternating roles to your allies.
Used to be decently fun, despite having 0 utility skills, no elite and lack of stealth under water as Thief. Then they nerfed the only thing that made it not 100% horrible.
Now I don’t enjoy the water as much anymore.
My thief underwater feels like a completely different character. And by different, I mean useless.
Hehe. Cry about your lack of stealth some more. Your tears feed my pets.
In all honesty, I run a condition thief which is far more useless than a burst thief underwater. Burst thieves have Shadowed Assault which is a spammable evade while attacking. I don’t see how not-OP that is.
My only question is why not sword offhand for the torment stacks?
I run shield for its defensive capabilities and the free stun. When I successfully chain “Fear Me!”, Savage Leap, Shield Bash and Flurry, the fight is very well over.
As a secondary bonus, it gives me two leap finishers to double the time my fire aura persists.
Auras don’t stack in intensity.
I’m pretty sure that isn’t what he meant at all. What he meant was that he can proc fire armor, and then after that wears off he can then proc it again if he needs to.
That and auras function like burning or immobilized. You can apply it for 3 seconds per leap finisher. Two consecutive leap finishers will double the duration of the fire aura. Try it!
To my knowledge, and I’m not claiming to be all knowing it applies a 5 second buff per leap finisher. I also don’t think those stack at all. What I thought you meant in your first post was that you could generate the fire field then leap finsiher. Then do it again before the first leap is off cd giving you another fire aura. So that you were chaining them.
I could be wrong, but I will go test in pvp. Btw, is this different in pvp/pve?
That’s with the single leap finisher below. So it seems to be a 5 second buff, and I’m trying to screen shot it after doing the second leap but so far it looks like it doesn’t stack.
Hm. Must’ve changed in the last few patches (I know Auras got a bit of an indirect nerf with elementalists, so maybe they added an internal cap). At any rate, you’re still using at least 2 seconds of your fire aura before you use your second leap, which means that you still maintain at least 7 seconds of fire aura using the combos back to back. Normally you don’t have time or resources to waste two cooldowns in combat. It was a thought outside of the game based on experiences where it has indeed lasted more than 5 seconds (obviously from me reapplying the 5-second buff, now that it’s clear).
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My only question is why not sword offhand for the torment stacks?
I run shield for its defensive capabilities and the free stun. When I successfully chain “Fear Me!”, Savage Leap, Shield Bash and Flurry, the fight is very well over.
As a secondary bonus, it gives me two leap finishers to double the time my fire aura persists.
Auras don’t stack in intensity.
I’m pretty sure that isn’t what he meant at all. What he meant was that he can proc fire armor, and then after that wears off he can then proc it again if he needs to.
That and auras function like burning or immobilized. You can apply it for 3 seconds per leap finisher. Two consecutive leap finishers will double the duration of the fire aura. Try it! makes for some interesting fights against high-pressure opponents.
You say Dark Souls, I say Monster Hunter. I enjoyed MH far more and expected nothing less when soloing a champion of legendary mob. Most legendaries really do feel like fighting something like Tigrex without the mobility. One hit from them and you’re done, essentially.
The combat is amazing. If you really want a challenge, try soloing the second boss of TA Story, where his minions will kill you in 1 shot when touched. I’ve done it on my Mantra mesmer, and it was definitely the most intense solo I’ve done. Lupicus was a bit of a pushover Pre-buff, but I’ve yet to try soloing him since. I think soloing the most difficult bosses is where GW2 combat really shines. They’re predictable and unpredictable at times, just like bosses in Dark Souls and Monster Hunter, which makes it much more engaging than a fight against another player (especially since one or two hits is death, just like DS or MH).
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To be honest if he is using pistol/dagger you’re done. There isn’t much you can do. The only weakness he has is he can only target one person at a time. 2v1 might work.
Wrong: Run a charr burst s/p mesmer with Warband Support. Also mantra of distraction. That’ll fowl him up when he goes to use CnD since you’ve got 2-3 instant dazes and a stun from the pistol. Warband Support just makes your standard 1v1 mesmer v thief fight a 6v1. Cheers!
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As title says, Why there isnt any Warrior in tourment?
this means warrior need some love from devs?
no, simply because tournaments (in hearth of the mists) are only for condition builds or tanky builds… no more… since a guardian bunker is better than a warrior bunker there are only few skull crack builds and… condition builds of course… and since warriors don’t get a really good contition build: skull crack or nothing, this is hearth of the mists! enjoy.
No, it’s because Defektive won’t let us use our own builds when we’re about to start a match against the ranger SOAC tourny team and forces us to use greatsword when we hate the weapon and/or have never used it aside from unlocking skills in PvE.